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  • Former Coach Neuheisel Gave UCLA Hundley

    Steve Finley|Dec 5, 2013

    Former UCLA head football coach Rick Neuheisel was probably one of the most satisfied people in America after UCLA beat USC 35-17 Saturday night. Neuheisel recruited Brett Hundley three or four years ago to play for UCLA. Hundley was supposed to be the player who was going to put UCLA football back in the national spotlight. Against USC he showed why he was so highly recruited out of Chandler High School in Arizona. His performance against USC will go down as one of the best games played by a...

  • Columnist Points Out Howland's Flaws

    Steve Finley, Special to the Observer|Apr 1, 2013

    Columnist Points Out Howland’s Flaws When it comes to UCLA basketball, winning games, winning championships and going deep into the NCAA tournament are three different situations. Ben Howland was fired a few weeks after winning the Pac-12 championship. At a lot of schools he would have gotten a contract extension. Not at UCLA. At UCLA no coach will ever live up to John Wooden who won 10 nationals championships. The coach who followed Wooden, the late Gene Bartow, went 52-7 in two years but q...

  • Heartbreak:Culver Girls Lose Narrowly In State Tournament

    Steve Finley, Special to the Observer|Mar 12, 2013

    Heartbreak: Culver Girls Lose Narrowly In State Tournament The Culver City High girl’s basketball team’s dream season ended last week with an overtime loss to Granada Hills in the State Regional playoffs. Their magical season ended in a 49-46 overtime loss to the Highlanders at Granada Hills. “We had a great season and now we have to build on this season and continue our success next year,” said Culver City coach Julian Anderson after the heartbreaking loss. “We have a lot of players returning...

  • CCHS track and field teams excel at the California Relays

    Joe Snyder and Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Mar 28, 2012

    Culver City High School's boys' and girls' track and field teams continued to have outstanding performances. The latest addition of outstanding performances happened last Friday and Saturday at the California Relays at Long Beach Wilson High. Both varsity teams are in pursuit of winning multiple races and championships in the CIF Southern Section Division and CIF-State Meet. The Centaurs once again have enough talent to be able to compete with the top track and field teams in Southern...